This is the first of many blogposts that is actually dictated instead of written. I’m trying this out as a way of making it easier for me to actually write posts (instead of procrastinating) by getting the thoughts from my brain vocally. Typically, when I think of something that might be a good blog post, I usually tell someone about it. Sometimes I tell my wife, sometimes I tell a friend, and usually the thought is fresh, and it comes out the way that I want it to during that explanation. Often when I want to go back and write it down, I no longer have the thought in the same way that it was when I first expressed it verbally. My solution to this problem is simply to record what I say and write it down the first time. Afterwords, I can go back and edit to add context, examples, other useful information in a wat that that’s efficient for me. In this first blog post, I’d like to talk about the software that I’m using to do this and go over what type of things I’d like to talk about in the future on this blog.
Firstly, let’s talk about the software. I’m using a program called VoxType that allows for dictation on Linux using a whisper model. This seems to be pretty good for me so far and I’m able to record each phrase one by one to build the full post. If I’m honest, I’m not super sold on the solution yet, because transcribing is a bit slow on my laptop (it’s an older framework 13). So an alternative may be to make a recording of the entire blog post that I want to do and have it all transcribed in one go, then go back and edit it after.
Next I want to talk about the type of things that I am going to write about on this blog to give you a teaser of what’s to come. I often find myself writing tiny programs, trying new programs that I find on the internet, or just seeing new ways to do things on my computer. This blog is going to focus on these tiny little tweaks that I do to make my workflow more efficient. If you’re interested, I highly suggest you follow my RSS feed.